Police search for man wanted in stabbing

By Michelle CasadyStaff Writer :
March 21, 2013

Police late Thursday were looking for a man they said punched and stabbed a man at least twice during an argument on the Southwest Side.

Sgt. Roy Miller said police were called to the 700 block of Harriman Place just after 8 p.m. after someone reported a fight that led to a stabbing.

A man who used to live on the street with his former girlfriend reportedly had been roaming the area and bothering neighbors for several days. Miller said a resident got into an argument with the man in asking him to leave, and eventually punched and stabbed him, then ran away.

Miller said the victim was taken to University Hospital, and though he was conscious and talking, it wasn't clear whether his injuries were life-threatening.

The suspect is described as an Hispanic man in his late 30s with a shaved head.